New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday opposed the proposed delimitation exercise, arguing that southern states, including Tamil Nadu, should not lose their political representation for successfully implementing family planning policies over the past 25 years.

He argued that the strength of the Lok Sabha should remain frozen at the existing 543 seats, warning that a significant expansion could dilute the character of the House. "The Lok Sabha should be frozen at 543 seats; otherwise it will become the Chinese parliament. It will become a public meeting, it won't be a House," he said.

Chidambaram said the Tamil Nadu Assembly had unanimously adopted resolutions on the Tamil song and the Foreign Contributio...